Reinvestment in one versus one in-field and shoot-out field hockey performance

Hoskens, MCJ, Uiga, L ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-9428, Vellinga, RH and Masters, RSW (2023) Reinvestment in one versus one in-field and shoot-out field hockey performance. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 69. p. 102489. ISSN 1469-0292

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Abstract

The theory of reinvestment suggests that inappropriate use of attention to consciously engage in movements or decisions (movement specific reinvestment or decision specific reinvestment) can result in disrupted performance. We used moderation analysis to investigate the association between these forms of reinvestment and performance during one versus one in-field and shoot-out scenarios during field hockey. We expected that the propensity for reinvestment would be negatively associated with shoot-out performance but not in-field performance, because monitoring many other players during in-field play diverts attention away from conscious engagement in movements or decisions. No association was evident between decision specific reinvestment and in-field or shoot-out performance. However, a higher propensity for movement specific reinvestment (specifically, conscious motor processing) was negatively associated with shoot-out performance, but not in-field performance. We speculate that the necessity to shift between many non-static attentional demands during in-field situations may reduce capacity for movement specific reinvestment during performance.